RISC User Series

Just a Page

An assortment of short programs and routines which each occupied just a page of the magazine

Just a Page by various authors

8:3   Arc Left-Ctrl-A Disabler
Ctrl-A a nuisance? Disable it with this short program
RM
8:4   Arc XCLI
A small module that provides a single star command, 'X', which can be used to run any other CLI command, ignoring errors
RM
8:5   Arc RISCaLot
Won the National Lottery yet? Here's a program that might help you do it... or take the blame if you don't!
Bas
8:6   Arc PowerCtrl
Reduce wear on your hard drive by powering it down when not in use
8:7   Arc Towers of Hanoi
A short program that demonstrates the principles of the Tower of Hanoi puzzle
Bas
8:8   Arc Fractal Walk
A random walk fractal generator
Bas
8:10   Arc Disc Access Routines
A couple of useful disc access routines, for automatic path creation and incrementing filenames
9:1 Imp Arc Weaver
A graphical ditty this month, in the form of a kaleidoscope-style weaving pattern plotter
Bas
9:2 Imp Arc Snowflakes
Just in case there wasn't enough snow for your liking over Christmas, here's a program to draw snowflakes
Bas
9:3 Imp Arc Facets
More attractive patterns prove that a little trigonometry can go a long way!
Bas
9:4 Imp Arc Extra Rheolism: One-Line Basic Tetris Game
Who would have thought that anyone could write a complete Tetris game in just one line of Basic? (When loaded, enter RUN to start.)
Bas
9:8 Imp Arc Contours
Plot contour maps of mathematical functions
Bas
10:7 Imp Arc Sines of Motion
Find out how to plot smooth paths by using simple trigonometry
Bas
10:8 Imp Arc Graham Crow's Award-Winning Basic Limerick
A novelty demo this time: this program, when read out, will rhyme!
Bas